Mentone Ukes

Getting Ready for the Holidays!
2025-11-08 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Chicago) | Moon Lake Community Library, 4607 AL Hwy. 117, Mentone, AL, 35984, United States
We have several holiday performances coming up in December so we will be playing through some old and new holiday music. We will meet at 1pm at Moon Lake Library. Our music list will be distributed ahead of our practice.

Getting Ready for Holiday Performances
2025-11-22 13:00 - 14:30 | Moon Lake Community Library, 4607 AL Hwy. 117, Mentone, AL, 35984, United States
Let’s meet for practice on holiday songs! 1pm Moon Lake Library. Song list will be distributed in advance.

Mentone Ukes' Holly Jolly Jam
2025-12-11 17:00 - 18:30 | St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 2813 Godfrey Ave NE, Fort Payne,, AL, 35967
We will provide Christmas music for the December meeting of the DeKalb County (AL) Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution. We will gather at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church to get set up at 5:00pm. We will play either in the meeting hall or the church sanctuary, depending on how many ukulele carolers we have. That decision may not be made until the day of our performance.
Please arrive at 5:00 pm so we can get set up to start our program promptly at 5:30 pm. We will plan for a 25 minute program.
The DAR will have their business meeting immediately after our program and their holiday pot luck supper will be after the business meeting. We are invited to stay for the dinner, but would need to stay for the business meeting. I will get numbers for eating dinner as the date gets closer.
Mark the date on your calendar now. This is a Thursday evening so I hope we will be able to have a nice-sized group.

Canyon Christmas
2025-12-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Little River Canyon Center, 607 5th St NE, Fort Payne, AL, 35967, United States
Be there no later than 12:45 and we will play from 1:00 until 2:00.
From Little River Canyon Center:“ Snap a picture with Santa and take home a free 4×6 print as a keepsake! Families of all kinds are welcome—including your furry friends (on a leash). Stroll the Storybook Trail, make holiday crafts, enjoy tasty treats, and discover more surprises throughout the day”

Mentone Christmas Tree Lighting
2025-12-13 16:30 - 18:30 | Mentone Inn Linger Longer Pavilion
The Mentone Ukes will be playing with along with the Moon Lake Ensemble and the Mentone Springs Youth Choir. And inside the Mentone Inn, Santa will welcome families with hot chocolate and cookies. Please be there no later than 4:45 pm central

It's Jammin Time
2025-12-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Moon Lake Community Library, 4607 AL Hwy. 117, Mentone, AL, 35984, United States
The groundhogs are tired from a busy holiday performance schedule. It’s time to relax with some holiday goodies and relaxing time for play along. We always welcome beginners, novices, and experienced players at all levels. Please bring some holiday treats. So far we have meat & cheese tray (and bread, condiments), cookies, Chex party mix, plates & napkins. Please let Lila or Hank A know what you can bring to share.
We know this is a busy time and many of us have other obligations. If you know you won’t be able to make it, please let Lila or Hank A know so we’ll have an idea of how many people to prepare for.
No special line up of songs–we’ll be choosing songs to sing and play together.
Moon Lake Library at 1pm CST Dec. 20, 2025

Grateful for Folk Music
2026-01-03 13:00 - 14:30 | Moon Lake Community Library, 4607 AL Hwy. 117, Mentone, AL, 35984, United States
Romey has put together a set of covers and one original of mostly folk music by the Grateful Dead or a group member. Some of these songs go back over a 100 years. Below are links to the song set and videos of lesser known songs.
Song Set – https://mentoneukes.com/shared-files/1946/?Ukes_2026-01-03.pdf
Dark Hollow – https://youtu.be/6tqRxcbd-Yc?si=Yg6YRpHE7Y1o2Gxc
I’m Troubled – https://youtu.be/MrCcnlO6nrQ?si=MTC1a_Pj3QNN2ldk
Drifting Too Far from The Shore – https://youtu.be/lo0b5LRYsxI?si=A9YSUoI5RZi_40d9
I’ve Been All Around This World – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egf1-2vt6oo
The Race is On – https://youtu.be/a1swkqvISJg?si=T8t401UmpDc5mKai
Man of Constant Sorrow – https://youtu.be/wJivfdmiIik?si=HrCCrVkE0XqyyCLO

From Gospel to Good Times
2026-01-31 13:00 - 14:30 | Moon Lake Community Library, 4607 AL Hwy. 117, Mentone, AL, 35984, United States
We are going to work on songs for our upcoming shows at Fort Payne First Baptist Church on March 3 and the MERF luncheon on Feb 25. Also there is a completely new song “Dixieland Delight” that should be really fun to play. This is our regular Saturday practice session on January 31, 1:00pm central at the Moon Lake Library.

Mentone Ukes at MERF Senior Luncheon
2026-02-25 10:45 - 13:00 | Moon Lake Baptist Church, 4571 AL-117, Mentone, AL, 35986, United States
We will perform at Moon Lake Baptist Church for the MERF Senior Luncheon on February 25, 2026. Please gather at 10:45 to be ready to start playing at 11:00am. We will play a few songs before giving thanks for our meal. After we eat, we will play a few more songs as folks finish up and start leaving.
I will need a headcount by February 18.
This is always a fun event and we sing for our lunch!

Mentone Ukes practice - review recent additions
2026-03-28 13:00 - 14:30 | Moon Lake Community Library, 4607 AL Hwy. 117, Mentone, AL, 35984, United States
For this practice session and probably the next one on 4/11, we will be mostly working on songs added since last December.

Mentone Ukes Mid-Spring Practice
2026-04-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Moon Lake Community Library, 4607 AL Hwy. 117, Mentone, AL, 35984, United States
We will continue to work on some recently added songs and some old favorites getting ready to play for the MERF senior lunch on April 29.

Preparation for MERF Luncheon Performance
2026-04-18 13:00 - 14:30 | Moon Lake Community Library, 4607 AL Hwy. 117, Mentone, AL, 35984, United States
On April 18, we will meet to prepare our song set for our performance for the MERF Luncheon (April 29).
REMEMBER THIS IS A DATE CHANGE DUE TO UKULELE FESTIVALS THAT ARE SCHEDULED ON DATES WE HAD REGULAR PRACTICE SESSIONS.
We will meet at Moon Lake Library at 1pm CDT on April 18. Our sessions are always open to guests and prospective members. Players of any level–beginner (even if you have never picked up a ukulele), novice, experienced–are welcome. We have loaner ukuleles that can be used during the session.\

Mentone Ukes at MERF Senior Luncheon
2026-04-29 10:45 - 13:00 | Moon Lake Baptist Church, 4571 AL-117, Mentone, AL, 35986, United States
We will perform at Moon Lake Baptist Church for the MERF Senior Luncheon on April 29, 2026. Please gather at 10:45 to be ready to start playing at 11:00am. We will play a few songs before giving thanks for our meal. After we eat, we will play a few more songs as folks finish up and start leaving.

I will need a headcount by April 22.

This is always a fun event and we sing for our lunch!

Getting ready for the big luau at Possum Emporium
2026-05-16 13:00 - 14:30 | Moon Lake Community Library, 4607 AL Hwy. 117, Mentone, AL, 35984, United States
For this practice, we will be going over the new to us Hawaiian themed songs and Halee is going to present “Riptide”. We also we will be working on some older songs to get ready for the 1st anniversary luau at the Possum Emporium. The luau should really be a blast. Be sure the to check out the videos for “Island Style”, “Lava”, “The Hukilau Song” and “Riptide” at link below.
https://mentoneukes.com/utils/covers.html

Luau at the Possum Emporium
2026-05-23 10:45 - 14:00 | Possum Emporium, 1774 County Road 642, Mentone, AL, United States
This is going to be a blast! We are playing at a luau to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the Possum Emporium.
Time: Set up by 10:45 to start playing at 11am. We will play until around 12:15, break for lunch and play more after lunch. We can play as long as we like.
Setup: We will be playing on the front porch. Chairs will be provided. The space is small-ish and if the weather is nice we can spread out onto the pavement. (I’d say the space is about the size we had at the MERF House)
Address:1774 County Road 642
Mentone, Alabama
Date: May 23
Lunch: Lunch will be provided for the players. All others-plates are $10.
Menu: roast pig (a whole one) and Hawaiian sides
We need to get a headcount so we’ll know how many chairs we will need. If you know already that you will not be able to come, please let me know ASAP. It is Memorial Day weekend so some of us are likely to be out of town. Please let Lila or myself know.

The Mentone Ukes are Playing Train Songs
2026-06-13 13:00 - 14:30 | Moon Lake Community Library, 4607 AL Hwy. 117, Mentone, AL, 35984, United States
We talked about for years having a full train set for one of our practices. Well Romey found some new ones to play and we pulled out others that we previously played and now we have a full set of train songs. So get ready to blow your train whistles and wear your engineer cap if you have one. This is going to be fun.
Beginners are welcome and we have loaner ukuleles available.
Song Video Links for New Songs
https://mentoneukes.com/utils/covers.html

More Train Songs and Other Adventures
2026-06-27 13:00 - 14:30 | Moon Lake Community Library, 4607 AL Hwy. 117, Mentone, AL, 35984, United States
We have three more new to us train songs plus one we played before. Bring your train whistles again. Also, we are going to work on songs that were introduced in the last couple of months.
Beginners are always welcome and we have loaner ukuleles available.
Videos for new songs:
https://mentoneukes.com/utils/covers.html

Mentone Ukes Take It Easy on a Summer Day
2026-07-25 13:00 - 14:30 | Moon Lake Community Library, 4607 AL Hwy. 117, Mentone, AL, 35984, United States
We are introducing two traditional sea shanties to the group, Drunken Sailor and Wellerman, that are both fun and easy to play. And since you shouldn’t have to think too much on a very warm July afternoon, the rest of the songs are mostly ones that are easy to play as well.
As always beginners are welcome and we have loaner ukuleles available.
New Song Videos:
https://mentoneukes.com/utils/covers.html

World's Longest Yard Sale
2026-08-08 10:30 - 14:30 | Moon Lake Community Library, 4607 AL Hwy. 117, Mentone, AL, 35984, United States
The World’s Longest Yard Sale snuck up on us this year and is Saturday August 8. Instead of a regular practice, plan to get to the library about 10:30 so we can start playing at 10:45 and we will play until about 2:00 or 2:30 with breaks and the library has free lunch (Thank you Anne!). You don’t have to stay the entire time and coming in late is not a problem. Also we will have time for solo performances of anything you choose play or you can put together a small group. The projector will not be available but Romey and I will extra have iPads if you so won’t have to print music. There are links below with the set from last year and the set of songs that Don put together. I don’t know about you but I like playing these yard sales where we don’t have any pressure and are free to play anything we like.
Yard Sale songs from last year:
https://mentoneukes.com/shared-files/1826/?MentoneUkesSummer_Fall2025_Songbook.pdf
Don’s Picks:
https://mentoneukes.com/shared-files/2112/?Don_s-Picks.pdf
